Those who wish to deal with the homeless problem need to step back and look at the new reality: The real estate/mortgage industry has turned real estate into blood diamonds, a rich man's/investor's sport and housing for ordinary people is out of the question now. Ordinary, middle class homeless people don't want to be pigeonholed. As victims of organized crime, they want recompense and restitution, not sympathy and crumbs on a plate.

The subsistence threshold, that is, cost of living with housing excluded is $1,500 per month. Read my book: "The Crow's Nest - How to be Homeless in America", which is currently being published as an ebook, or email me for a copy.